Guide to Peer-Reviewed Journals

Examples of peer-reviewed journals:

Journal of the American Medical Association
North American Journal of Economics and Finance
Rural Sociology
Twentieth Century British History
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy

There is no one place you can go for a list of all peer-reviewed journals. The most authoritative source available is Ulrich's Periodicals Directory which is currently only available in print.  

Using Ulrich's Periodicals Directory in print:

The print version of Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is available in the UCR Libraries. The record (Call #: is Z6941.U472) can be retrieved in the Scotty Catalog by doing a Title/Periodical Title search for Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. Journals with an arrow pointed to them are refereed/peer-reviewed. See the example below.

Note: Only full-length articles in a refereed journal identified by Ulrich's Periodicals Directory are peer-reviewed. Short articles like editorials, reviews, or commentaries, are not peer-reviewed.

If you have any confusion identifying a peer-reviewed article, please feel free to contact our Reference Librarians.

Many online databases that include both popular and scholarly articles have the option to search only for articles that are "Peer Reviewed" or "Refereed." You can check the box for "Peer Reviewed" or "Refereed" to retrieve only peer reviewed articles. You can also check the Help screens of databases to find out if limiting by peer review is available and how to use this function. Examples of the popular interfaces of the online databases are as the following:

	EBSCOhost
	Gale
	ProQuest
	HW Wilson

Learn More:

Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (University of South Florida)

If you have any questions, please contact our Reference Librarians.